How to Save Tomato Seeds

[@gmorgan894]

Thx for this , just finished my 1st year in my allotment garden and was looking for a process for saving tomato seeds . Great vid !

[@joegardenerTV]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for letting me know!

[@cf7045]

Very cool - thank you!

[@joegardenerTV]

Glad you liked it!

[@kengarrett1116]

Sorry Joe. Way too complicated. I just get the selected tomato, wait until it is very, very, over ripe. Cut the tomato and squeeze the seeds out on to a sheet of paper towel/kitchen towel. let it dry thoroughly, then store it in a paper bag until next season. Don't forget to write the variety and date on the paper bag. I also write it on the paper towel. Next spring, I just tear off pieces of paper towel with seeds attached and plant the pieces of paper towel, or you can just lay the sheet of paper towel down, cover it with 1/2 inch of soil/potting mix/compost. separate the seedlings when they are 4 or 5 inches high. I have been doing this for many, many years and it works perfectly every time.

[@2k_]

Thank you Ken. I do the same method as you do without that too many instructions.

[@timothysieracki5070]

Excellent video Joe. Love the process I have been using for years; with the exception of just drying first step.

[@wandakelly2173]

Thank you for such a clean, concise explanation. I really appreciate it!

[@chitowngardener1658]

Just bought some Heirlooms at a Chicago WF. Going to try this out for next year.

[@MN-vd7ol]

Great video, thank you!

[@danielwinsor6018]

Great info, Joe! Thank you. We have dozens of Black Krim's coming out of the garden right now too (we're near Chattanooga). Lots of catfacing this year though... not quite sure why.

[@justinrobertsendoftheage]

Thank you Good Video

[@joegardenerTV]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!

[@drakekoefoed1642]

i squirt them in a bowl or whatever, let them sit in water, then pick out the big pieces of meat and put the seeds on a strainer to dry. move them around a few times so they don't get stuck together. i like the little plastic chest of drawers or a used envelope. lazy? squirt them onto a piece of paper, write your date and variety. if you spread them a bit, you will be able to just tear off bits of paper with the seeds.

[@georgemaerkle3427]

Great video Joe👍👍 thanks

[@diannamalta695]

Great tutorial. I save prescription bottles, removing the script label and writing on it with a Sharpie to ID the seeds and date. I like the use of the silica packets, too.

[@ralfielicious]

Thanks for the video. If it's hot where you are, could you save the drain-off water and use it for watering your plants?

[@ryanf14751]

i was thinking the same thing... what a waste of water

[@margieseeley3893]

If several heirloom varieties are grown together will the saved seeds from one have been crosspolinated by different variety?

[@joegardenerTV]

It's possible but not likely with tomatoes since they are self-pollinating and the pollen is not wind-disbursed. There is a chance for cross pollination from insects but not very likely. Especially if you save seed from the earliest mature fruit on your plants.

[@paperchaser9565]

Great video

[@stonahgama4815]

I would love to get a book from u

[@moonbladem]

Considering how we're experiencing drought conditions globally right now, this method has a lot of water just going down the drain. Two pitchers full, and that's just for the Black Krim seeds you were demonstrating.

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

This is a great way to save seeds but yes, that was an unnecessary amount of water going down the drain. A cup of water is more than enough for each rinsing. I even pore the rinse water into an airtight kitchen scrap bucket that's always under the sink. It all winds up in the compost pile.

[@redstone5149]

Good grief🤦‍♂️. Now we got the water police involved.

[@johnjude2685]

Thanks

[@angelinawhite3814]

I did this and found fur, mold on the seeds. What did I do wrong.

[@chitowngardener1658]

Did you store after fully drying and also with a silica-gel pack or two?

[@treesa36]

Does this work with cherry tomatoes?

[@levonvardanyan3478]

Yes, its also the same for cucumbers.

[@susanolson3611]

🙂

[@levonvardanyan3478]

Wow he didn’t get any thumbs down and 177 thumbs up

[@ferrelli1001]

🤣😂😅

[@juneshannon8074]

Same video two days in a row. Oh well, we can’t all be perfect, lol.

[@rosem4584]

June Shannon hi I thought the same when it came up ! Where are you at may I ask? I'm in Arizona,

[@juneshannon8074]

Rose M hi Rose. Sorry for delay, terrible wifi connection here in Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Guess it’s hot for you. We are having the coldest winter in many many years. Good rains, our dams are full. I live on 25 acres, hence the weather report, lol.

[@rosem4584]

June Shannon hi yes its very hot! We are at 116 today ,I can't wait til we cool down in October , I hope to hear from you soon stay safe!

[@juneshannon8074]

Rose M 116, oh Rose, how do you cope, and how does your garden cope? Anything above 100 here is unbearable to most. We do have about 15 days each summer when it gets above 100. I’m having trouble getting seeds to germinate because it’s so cold at present, too cold for anything to produce.

[@rosem4584]

June Shannon you do the best you can by staying in side, I hate summer here no fun but we should get the monsoon real soon that's when we get some good rain, my plans are all drying up, sad can't keep any thing alive

[@Silver-hairtrader]

Hello. Can you do a podcast or youtube video on whether saving seeds is illegal? i have been told that it is illegal to save seeds. so why are you and other groups saying we should save seeds? thank you

[@dimdemolay]

you sound like a fed

[@ferrelli1001]

I’m wondering why it’s thought to be illegal. You bought the tomatoes so you own them. Can’t you do what you want with things you own?

[@Bethelgal42]

Why would it be illegal? I save seeds for the next year from the ones I grow each year. Why is this a problem?

[@Beanz931]

It’s illegal for large scale farming. It’s legal for your personal use.